April 5, 2016 Sandy Robson
From: Sandra Robson
Date: April 5, 2016 at 12:52:23 PM PDT
To: Sam Ryan <jryan@co.whatcom.wa.us> Continue reading
Tag Archives: Oil trains
WA Utilities and Transportation Commission grants BNSF’s petition to close railroad crossing at Valley View Rd. / Facebook post, Sj Robson
The WA Utilities and Transportation Commission granted BNSF’s petition to close the railroad crossing at Valley View Rd. Continue reading
Potential Oil Exports From Cherry Point—Something else to put on your radar / NorthwestCitizen, David Camp
Map of pipeline from the Alberta, Canada, oil sands to Montreal and the old pipeline to Portland, Maine. Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 10:20 pm David Camp
The Portland-Montreal pipeline was opened in 1941 to carry mostly Venezuelan crude offloaded from freighters in South Portland, Maine, to refineries in Montreal.
Shell Anacortes Oil by Rail Scoping Report released / Noisy Waters Northwest
December 19, 2015 Dena Jensen
The 110 page Scoping Report for the Shell Anacortes Oil by Rail facility was released this week on December 18, 2015. Continue reading
Crossways with the Railroads
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Bob Simmons
Before Whatcom County citizens had a chance to speak their minds about closing Valley View Road, state and federal agencies appeared to have settled the matter.[…] Continue reading
Climate Marchers: Listen with Your Heart / Cheryl Crooks Photography, Cheryl Crooks
I had planned to write something else for my blog post today, but decided after participating in today’s Climate March that I needed to write about this instead.
The Great “Affordable Housing” Lie / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
19 hrs November 17, 2015 I am asking anyone buying into the “affordable housing” lie, i.e, the belief that if we only build more housing, create more infill, become bigger and denser, that housing will become cheaper, to send me proof, in the form of studies that show building more makes things cheaper. Continue reading
Deadly Crossing – Neglected bridges and exploding oil trains/ Cascadia Weekly, Lee First, Alex Ramel
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Lee First, Alex Ramel
A survey of 250 oil train bridges across America found that almost half showed signs of considerable deterioration, including missing or crumbling concrete, partially washed-away footings, rotted pilings and badly corroded steel beams, according to a report released this week.[…] Continue reading
Effort to Stop Bakken Oil Trains / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
Large Great Blue Heron colony near March Point is threatened by oil train expansions. Photo with permission of Lance Ekhart Photography.
Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 2:26 pm John Servais
Some Whatcom County environmental folks want to help our neighbors in Skagit County fight the expansion of rail traffic to the Shell refinery near Anacortes. Continue reading
Coming to the Oil Trains on F Street: New Residential Development / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
This photo, which I took exiting the garage in my current residence, shows the site of proposed construction of a 4 story building with approximately 29 residential units, approximately 1,500 square feet of live/work and commercial uses, and 29 on-site parking spaces. Continue reading
